Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-06-20
THE CASEY CASE.
The Defendants Account of Himself and
the Articles Found Upon Him.

II.
pena and an attachment for S. B. White
head and Samuel Myers, which had been re-
turned unserved. He stated that he could
prove by these witnesses that defendant
had been successful at the pool-box, and
that he had shown the Mexican coin to
Myers. The aapers were not admitted.
The cross-examination of Mrs. Casey
was continued. She said: | know f. b.
Glenn: visited him at his residence at
Jacinto in reference to this case; asked
him to desist from prosecuting defendant,
and asked him to use means to get the
others to desist also; did not tell him it
would be all right as far as money matters
were concerned had conversation with
Mr.. and Mrs. Walrath when Mr.. Glenn
was present, and wanted them to drop the
case, but Walrath said he could not-that he
was subpenaed and had to come into Court
and testify.
On redirect examination she said: /
went up there in pursuance OF converse
ton with Mr.. johnson went there to see
what they could do to have the case not go
into Court; did not want to drag myself
and children into Court; Mr.. Glenn would
mot make any promises.
l. Dr.W. Z. Cluness testified that chloroform
thrown into room as described would not
have any effect on person sleeping there
EXCEPT to wake him. 1t is next to impossi-
BILE to put an adult, who is sleeping, under
the influence of the drug. 1t has been done
!, in the case of children. twill wake man
up when he is sleeping instead of keeping
| him asleep. On getting over the effects OF
the drug the party experiences numbness
and priekliDg sensation.
DR.. J. II. Parkinson was called and said
| that chloroform thrown into a room would
not affect person sleeping there. He pro.
duced bottle of chloroform and sweet oil
mixed which he stated was chloroforn, lin
| iment, which is soothing and is used TO re
| lieve pains and bruises.
DIR. G. NJ. Dixon testified as to the effect
of chloroform as above testified by DR.
! Parkinson.
| w. S. Zielin, druggist of seventeen
years experience testified that bottle Of
chloroform handed him had never been
opened.
| VIM. Hildebrant a druggist in the EN-.
| ploy of Jos. Hahn e Co., testified regarding
| the mixing of chloroform and sweet oil.
| Officer Ferrall testified the same as ap.
peared in the RECORD { MON day or two
ago.
w. o. Bowers testified that he knew
| Dillman but did not remember whether he
had given him any pool tickets that be.
| longed to Casey to cash or not, although
! Dillman said that he had.
I. c. Casey, the defendant, next took The
stand, and said In July, 1884, / was in
Kansas City, Mo-, and Wyandotte, Kas., al
the residence of Thomas A. Shaw, with
my wife and two children. Mr.. Shaw made
me present of $40 Mexican gold-piece
The defendant here described the coin
infinitely, and told of two marks, one or
| the edge and one little scratch on the face
not quite near the center. The coin was
| exhibited to him, and he stated that il was
| the one given to him by Mr.. Shaw and
| taken from him by Chief Dillman, but
stated that the edges looked as though
they were cut with knife since he ha6
had it. He said showed that coin to A
G. Yost, of Denver, Col; aft IT that went
to Butte City, Mont, and interested myself
IN the mines OF the country around there
then went TO Helena, Mont, on the same
business; walked around considerably an6
suffered pain in my legs and ankles; sem
| to Butte City, Mont, by man to bring me
some chloroform and sweet oil and hs
brought me large quantity, instead of q
small quantity, as | had told him: mixed
about one ounce of it with sweet oil, anC
| applied it to my feet; could not wear my
boots, and took pair of socks and made
| them up into pair of slippers and wore
| them around camp; bought ticket from
Helena, Mont, to San Francisco, Cal, anC
| it was taken from me by Chief Dillmar
when was at the city prison, and never
returned; do not know whether he used i
or not.
The witness was here shown the sock.
| found in his room and he identified fheu
| as the ones he wore in the camp
| He continued | arrived in Sacrament
September 9TH, and stopped off to see tn,
| races; at that time I had something be
tween $3.50 and $500. l stopped at room Il
in the Mansion House, on the third floor
went to the races the first day there were
any. l bet considerably on the races anG
| was about 5000 ahead. l had pool ticket.
in my possession when arrested, but they
were taken away from me and never re
| turned. l got the $50 greenback found OF
me at the races. 1t was paid to rue FOL
pools; exhibited the Mexican $40 to maj
named Martin, a horseman whom met a
the track, and also showed it TO Samue
Myer, cashier OF Killip d Co., when buy
| ing pools; gave him it to change int,
small gold and he would not change i
| and gave him q good one in exchange
for it.
| In the afternoon the direct examination
of the defendant was resumed. He tool
| the articles from the valise and explained
the use of each. The shirt was used OF
| his trip to Montana, about the mines alst
the pants. The oil can was used for thu
| purpose of oiling roller skates. Som,
cement and the files he used in fixing tn,
stock of shotgun. A bottle contained
oil, with which he filled the little can Tn,
alarm clock he bought and carriedwilh him
| The coat he wore with the pants, also ,
cap pair of pincers he had for fxin,
! the gun. The two crucibles he used il
! prospecting in Montana. The KEYS wer,
J given to him as curiosity by man whC
| claimed he got them in the Sandwich
| Islands, where he had gun-shop. III,
| said: put these all in my valse when
left Montana, simply because they were m,
property. | also had some gold, silver ahc
| other specimens. These were taken by
| Dillman, and never returned. A mar
! named Thomas Sullivan saw me receiv,
! the $50 greenback at the pool box. | wa
in the company of Mr.. Sullivan the da,
| before / was arrested. | met young mar
named J. J. Gray, Jr.. the evening before
rose that morning about 7 O'clock
| went to the races that afterno on, and wa
arrested there, and taken to the city prison
| The defendant related the threats OF
| Dillman made to him, and their interview
in'his room in the Mansion House, and
contradicted about every statement of Dill
man that he made. He said Up to th,
| time Cox and Van kleek escaped had the
| privilege of the Jail yard during the day
time. After their escape | was locked "a.
all the time, except being taken out of thu
cell three times day to the kitchen TO ca
my meals. My wife visited rue. and
knew she had very little money!
| The defendant here described his escap,
and recapture the same as before related
and gave as a reason for escaping that b,
wanted to go to his wife as she was with
out money. He said that he put the none,
in the stocking because it was gold and tot
heavy TO carry, and he did not want to tax,
it to the park. He concluded TO put th.
Mexican $50 with the other money in til,
stocking because he was always pulling i
out with his other money, and that he wa:
afraid he would pass it off and not motto,
it, and he wanted to keep it.
| On cross-examination he said: I hac
been mining in Colorado before going tc
Kansas City; had the Mexican $40 in my
hands in the Police Court.
| The defendant was then subjected to q
| rigid cross-examination in regard to the
Mexican $50 coin and his possession of it
was prospecting around Butte City and
borrowed pick and shovel from man
named Clark; then went to Helena and
stayed in that part of the country about Q
| month met q man named Morris Kearney